Unambiguous comparison of ensembles of quantum states
Quantum Physics
2008-12-11 v1
Abstract
We present a solution of the problem of the optimal unambiguous comparison of two ensembles of unknown quantum states (psi_1)^k and (psi_2)^l. We consider two cases: 1) The two unknown states psi_1 and psi_2 are arbitrary states of qudits. 2) Alternatively, they are coherent states of a harmonic oscillator. For the case of coherent states we propose a simple experimental realization of the optimal "comparison" machine composed of a finite number of beam-splitters and a single photodetector.
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@article{arxiv.0712.1616,
title = {Unambiguous comparison of ensembles of quantum states},
author = {Michal Sedlak and Mario Ziman and Vladimir Buzek and Mark Hillery},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.1616},
year = {2008}
}
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7 pages, 3 figures